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  • Issue #92
    Mad Special (1970 Super Special) 92

    March 1994. Gadgets and Gizmos. Cover by Al Jaffee. Stories and art by Harvey Kurtzman, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Tom Koch, Marilyn Atkins, John Rios, Dennis Snee, Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola, Barry Liebmann, Don (Duck) Edwing, Sam Viviano, John Prete, Bob Clarke, Paul Peter Porges, Frank Jacobs, Russ Cooper, Bob Jones, Harry North, Esq., Gerry Gersten, Mort Drucker, George Woodbridge, Angelo Torres, Irving Schild, Antonio Prohias, Dave Berg, Jack Davis and Sergio Aragones. The Mad Super Special reprinted movie spoofs and classic material from the magazine, often accompanied by original stories and attached bonuses in the form of posters, stickers, recordings and comics. A collection of Mad features based around technology and tech-toys. Parodies of the movies Stakeout, Crocodile Dundee II and Robocop, featuring art by Mort Drucker. A rare latter-day strip by founding MAD artist Harvey Kurtzman. Classic Lighter Side strips by Dave Berg, Marginals by Sergio Aragones, and Spy vs. Spy. Plus a back-page spoof ad for exercise machines, featuring photos of controversial publishers Lyle Stuart, Al Goldstein and Bill Gaines in their underwear - Gaines, of course, being the publisher of Mad. Crock O'dull Dummee, Too; Mad Opens a Typical Magazine Sweepstakes Package; A Mad Look at Optics; The Saga of AT&T (thanks to Edgar Allen Poe's Annabel Lee); Spuds Mackenzie's Photo Album; If They Had to Fill Out Your Questionnaires; The Stupefying Suicide Situation; Gadgets Section: Future Phone Gimmicks We Expect to See; The Lighter Side of Gadgets; Low-Tech Inventions For Everyday Needs; Roboslop; Recycling Toilet Seats; Mad's UPC Symbol Explained; Odes to Appliances, Gadgets, and other Modern Conveniences; Ultimate Accessories for Personal Stereos; State of the Art Is...; Dual-Purpose Office Supplies for Working Mothers; Spy vs. Spy; Gift Catalog for Spoiled Rotten Pets; An Indifferent World; The Demonic Detector Disaster; All-Purpose Video Game Instructions Kit; Eye Catching Mad Mugs To Replace the Boring Ones We're All Used To; Mad Grouplings; "As Told To" Books More Accurately Described; The Lighter Side of...; The Mad Nasty File - (Vol Two); That'll Be the Day!; Celebrity Reading Lists; A Mad Look at Garage Sales; What Is a Supernerd?; Play Pictionary With the Mad Artists; Schwarzenegger; A Beginner's Guide to Cartoon Sound Effects; The Pesky Pecker Puzzler; Stinkout; Fold-In; Bulgin' Belly Burner. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #4
    Nuts! (1954) 4

    Featuring "Tick Dracy," "Prince Valuable, "Teeny," "Comics is Wonderful" and more parodies. Cover price $0.10.